Archive for the ‘art’ Category
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Dear me but I've been neglecting this blog. I still need to post up the awesome tag cloud of bee-related words and ideas I gathered at Artomatic. In the meantime, here's a few links to some pretty cool bee-related stuff.
First up, there's the always awesome Tina Seamonster. You need ...
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Saturday, June 20th, 2009
Over at Lenny Campello's DC Art News blog, art critic Robin Tierney posts about a Top 10 list. ("10 works that I enjoyed at Artomatic by artists I’ve never written about before").
And while not exactly enjoyable, Antomatic by Rebecca and Eric Gordon calls attention to the plight of the ...
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Artomatic opened to record crowds this past weekend and we want to thank everyone for coming out.
Dr. Birdcage took this shot of us on opening night:
Rebecca Gordon from http://missivesfromthebirdcage.vox.com/
The downside to being on the Board of directors is that I don't always leave enough time to market my ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
On a recent trip to the Central Florida Zoo, I ventured into the Massey Insect Zoo. I can't believe I almost missed the installation of giant ants on the pipe near the high ceiling:
It was really great. How big are the ants? Scroll down on this page and you can ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
A plaster mold of an anthill courtesy of Sean.
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
This week on Nova: Master of the Killer Ants.
Although known for their ruthless aggression, driver ants also have a beneficial side. This is traditionally exploited by the Mofu people of northern Cameroon, who call the local species of red driver ants jaglavak.
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"Master of the Killer Ants" tells the story ...
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Saturday, October 27th, 2007
Sean and I were wondering about the history of the minute hand on clock faces and that somehow led me to Mike Libby's unbelievably cool Insect Lab:
Insect Lab is an artist studio that customizes real insects with antique watch parts and electronic components. Offering specimens that come in many shapes, ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
The Washington Post ran a special "Museums" section on October 7th, and in the featured article, "Curators' Favorites: No Cookie-Cutter Ideas Here" they asked local curators what some of their favorite objects are. This article met the definition of being phoned-in in every sense of the phrase. All ...
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Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Steve Kutcher dips insects feet in paint and encourages them to leave their footprints on canvas.
I'd seen vague mentions of Pasadena, California's Armory Arts Center's Bugology exhibit, which it turns out Kutcher participated in.
He doesn't appear to work with ants, but I haven't delved that far into his ...
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Sunday, July 29th, 2007
Have you signed up for picnic mob yet?
You answer 30 questions, you get a "seating assignment" at a big public gathering, and, hopefully interesting conversation and wackiness ensues.
The only areas currently participating are Boston, New York City, Washington DC, Chicago, and the San Francisco Area. You can ...
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